Editing

I was trying to explain to my mom today what an editor does. To anyone who has never seen the insides of filmmaking, it's a whole new world when you realize that editing a film (or episode) can mean 1, 2, 3... or 10 different versions. That an editor can make you feel sad, or happy - or make sense or confusion of a storyline - just by where they place an image, or a bit of dialogue, or scene. I'm so grateful for editors. They have the patience that I never had to work through the possibilities, and come out with the best choices.